**Existentialist Anarchism** is a synthesis of
[anarchism](anarchism "wikilink") and
[existentialism](existentialism "wikilink"), arguing that existentialism
provides a philosophical grounding for anarchist politics, the evidence
being that many existentialist thinks gravitated towards anarchism. This
tradition is largely intellectual, and not a practical guide for
anarchist politics.

## Thinks

### Max Stirner

[Stirner](Max_Stirner "wikilink") is considered by many to hold
proto-anarchist and proton-existentialist views. In *[The Ego and Its
Own](The_Ego_and_Its_Own "wikilink")*, Stiener advocates for a [complete
rejection of society and it's very
institutions](Egoist_Anarchism "wikilink") (like the
[state](State_\(Polity\) "wikilink"), private property, religion,
gender, monogamy and money) in favour of the formation of a [union of
egoists](Union_of_Egoists "wikilink"), stating that there is nothing to
look after but yourself, and to be a being of love and happiness.

### Friedrich Nietzsche

[Nietzche's](Friedrich_Nietzsche "wikilink") writings also contained
strong critiques of religion (notably Christianity), the state and
market economics. Although he held negative views of anarchists, his
ideal of the *Übermensch* (superman), a person who was neither master
nor slave, who took no regard for society and created their own morality
and purpose in life.

### Mikhail Bakunin

[Bakunin](Mikhail_Bakunin "wikilink") expressed some
proto-existentialist ideals, and

### Henry David Thoreau

### Franz Kafka

### Martin Buber

### Albert Camus

### Jean-Paul Sartre

### Stig Dagerman

### Herbert Read

### Saul Newman

### L. Susan Brown

### Simon Critchley